Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Johnston, Lorraine. Colon & Rectal Cancer: A ComprehensiveGuide for Patients and Families. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 2000.
Levin, Bernard. American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer. New York:...
Villard, 1999.
PERIODICALS
Beets-Tan, R. G. H., et al. "Accuracy of Maganetic Resonance Imaging in Prediction of Tumour-free Resection Margin in Rectal Cancer Surgery."The Lancet 357 (February 17, 2001): 497.
Schwenk, Wolfgang. "Pulmonary Function Following Laparoscopic or Conventional Colorectal Resection: A Randomized Controlled Evaluation."Journal of the American Medical Association 281 (April 7, 1999): 1154.
Walling, Anne D. "Follow-up After Resection for Colorectal Cancer Saves Lives. (Tips from Other Journals)."American Family Physician 66 (August 1, 2002): 485.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS). 20600 Eureka Road, Suite 713, Taylor, MI 48180. (734) 282-9400.
Mayo Clinic. 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905. (507) 284-2511.
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An abdominoperineal resection, formally known as abdominoperineal resection of the rectum and abdominoperineal excision of the rectum or simply abdominoperineal excision, is a surgery for rectal cancer. It is frequently abbreviated as AP resection and APR.
This operation is one of the less commonly performed by general surgeons, although they are specifically trained to perform this operation. As low case volumes in rectal surgery have been found to be associated with higher complication rates, it is often centralised in larger centres, where case volumes are higher.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominoperineal_resection
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Biliary colic is the presenting symptom in 80% of patients with gallstone disease who seek medical care; however, only 10-20% of all individuals with gallstones experience severe gallstone pain.
From: eMedicine
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